[aprssig] THD7 Settings

[KENT HUFFORD]

For a D7, and you are using it as a standalone tracker, NO pda or laptop
hooked to it, 
1. put the radio on 144.39 SIMPLEX
2. press the TNC key till it shows TNC in the upper window
3. Then press BCON till BCON shows up in the upper portion on the window.
 
If you want to use a D7 WITH a pda or laptop
1. radio on 144.39 SIMPLEX
2. press the TNC key till it shows PACKET in the upper window 3. hook up the
PDA or LAPTOP and run the APRS program 
4. Have Winaprs or Pocket APRS initialize the D7.
 Jeff Davis, KE9V [jl.davis at gmail.com]
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For the D700, and using it as a standalone tracker, NO pda or laptop 
1. radio on 144.39 SIMPLEX 
2. Press the F key long enough so TNC lights up next to the LEFT/Lower soft
button 
3. Press the TNC button till TNC APRS shows up in the upper left window 
4. if GPS option is turned on, GPS should show up. 
5. The GPS word will start flashing once the GPS is sending valid data 
6. The radio will not send out a location unless you have BCON turned on 
7. Turn on BCON by pressing the F key long enough so TNC lights up next to
the LEFT/lower soft button and 
8. Press the 4th from the left lower soft key that says BCON. That should
turn on the BCON word along the top
  
D700 WITH laptop or PDA
1. radio on 144.39 SIMPLEX
2. Press the F key long enough so TNC lights up next to the LEFT/lower soft
button 
3. Press the TNC button till TNC PKT shows up in the top row 
4. Run you winaprs or pocket APRS program hooked to the serial port
 
Remember ANY other program on you tool bar might have hijacked your serial
port on the pc or laptop. AND WILL cornfuse the D700. Turn off any other
standby uses of the serial port, such as HOT sync, cell phone setup, etc.
 
save these instructions

Kent 
KQ4KK

-----Original Message-----
From: aprssig-bounces at lists.tapr.org [mailto:aprssig-bounces at lists.tapr.org]
On Behalf Of Jeff Davis, KE9V
Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 11:00 AM
To: TAPR APRS Mailing List
Subject: [aprssig] THD7 Settings


Playing (for the first time) with a THD7 handheld. Can someone point me to a
reference for proper APRS settings for this unit?

Thanks.

Jeff, KE9V

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